Anti-corruption enforcement capacityinstitutional
0.60Strengthened
policyverifiedconfidence: high
UN adopts the Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)
On 31 October 2003 the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption (Resolution 58/4); 141 countries signed at the December 2003 Mérida ceremony and it entered into force on 14 December 2005. It is the only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument, with about 190 states parties, mandating criminalization, prevention, international cooperation and asset recovery.
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On 31 October 2003 the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption (Resolution 58/4); 141 countries signed at the December 2003 Mérida ceremony and it entered into force on 14 December 2005. It is the only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument, with about 190 states parties, mandating criminalization, prevention, international cooperation and asset recovery.
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